I have been working at being a landlord for about 5 years now, in Illinois. I am small with only 12 units in three buildings thus I am doing all the land lording myself. My lease is a 12 month lease. My lack of und...

I purchased a duplex two months ago in NY. We received a security deposit for the downstairs tenants, but nothing for the upstairs tenants. The people selling the property to us said that they never recieved one fro...

Thanks to everyone who attended the open house at 6th Avenue on May 11, 2016.  It is always great to see everyone and talk about our successes (and trials)!  A special thanks to Cheryl Packham for coordinating the mee...

Hello all. My partner and I are new to investing and I'm really happy to have stumbled across this site. I am excited to post here and am truly thankful we have such a comprehensive website available as a source for n...

Hello everyone, I have a rental property occupied by a tenant and child. We started
with a one year lease and have been month to month for about a year after that.
Last month, the tenant demanded that $200 be dedu...

My tenants, who have been in the property for close to three years, have become totally unresponsive. They pay their rent on time, but have not responded to any emails since October. I understand I cannot legally requ...

I have 5 tenants that are on a joint lease schedule to move in on August 1st. One has not paid yet. How do I handle this situation? So far I've told them that no one can move in until rent has been paid.More backgroun...

Hello everyone! 
The time has come... my first tenant departure.
They are not renewing their annual lease which expires January 31st. Their reason for departing is that they're buying a house but otherwise they have...

Hello BP members, I'm Barbara.  I joined this forum to fill in the many blanks I have about Real Estate.  I'm interested to learn about wholesale flipping and possibly getting a Real Estate license.  I want to network...

Hi fellow BPers!I have an interesting question about Purchase/Sale agreement dates.I have my home for sale and the buyer (electronically) signed the agreement on April 15th and then sent it to me.  I ALSO signed it on...